{"podcast":{"title":"How To Win An Election","slug":"how-to-win-an-election-6656330","podcast_index_feed_id":6656330,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6528fe7e3308660012b7db47","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/how-to-win-an-election","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6528fe7e3308660012b7db47/1779976069272-1392db1b-8435-459e-82f4-b24494eae86f.jpeg","author":"Andrew Alexander","episode_count":139,"summary":"The Times brings together some of the most experienced strategists in British politics to discuss what's really going on behind the big stories, and elections taking place here and around the world. Daniel Finkelstein, Sally Morgan and Polly Mackenzie join Hugo Rifkind for an intelligent, adversarial and witty conversation every week. Follow the podcast now to never miss an episode. Send questions, comments and voicenotes to: howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Executive Producer: Andrew Alexander Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T00:18:35.829618+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-win-an-election-6656330"},"episode":{"title":"How To Go To The Polls - If Labour Ditches Starmer","slug":"how-to-go-to-the-polls-if-labour-ditches-starmer","published_at":"2026-01-29T12:47:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-win-an-election-6656330/how-to-go-to-the-polls-if-labour-ditches-starmer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-win-an-election-6656330","url":"https://shows.acast.com/how-to-win-an-election/episodes/how-to-have-an-election-if-labour-ditches-starmer","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6528fe7e3308660012b7db47/e/697b5420d577b417ba7ea969/media.mp3","summary":"Danny argues that if Labour wants to ditch Keir Starmer and pick a new leader, his replacement should immediately go to the polls. Have we switched to a presidential system without realising it, and would the party ever actually risk letting Reform into Downing Street? The team also discuss whether No 10's handling of Andy Burnham has parallels with Tony Blair's opposition to Ken Livingstone becoming mayor of London, and Danny's ongoing beef with Reform's Danny Kruger. Send your comments, questions and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Danny argues that if Labour wants to ditch Keir Starmer and pick a new leader, his replacement should immediately go to the polls. Have we switched to a p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2540,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-to-win-an-election-6656330/episodes/how-to-go-to-the-polls-if-labour-ditches-starmer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-win-an-election-6656330/how-to-go-to-the-polls-if-labour-ditches-starmer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}